Where does “anticolorectal” come from?

anticolorectal (English) comes from English colorectal, from English rectal, from English rectum, from New Latin rectum, from Latin rectum, from Latin rectus, from Latin regere, from Latin rego — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

anticolorectal (English): That counters colorectal cancer

Definitions

  1. That counters colorectal cancer

Ancestry of “anticolorectal”, step by step

anticolorectal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English colorectal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolorectalOf or pertaining to the colorectum
2EnglishrectalOf, via or related to the rectum; A rectal...
3EnglishrectumThe terminal part of the large intestine through...
4New Latinrectumaccusative supine of regō; nominative neuter...
5Latinrectumaccusative supine of regō; nominative neuter...
6Latinrectusruled, having been ruled, governed, having been...
7Latinregeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8LatinregoI rule, govern; I guide, steer; I oversee, manage
9Proto-Italicregō
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic regō